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Did you know that although peanuts look like nuts and taste like nuts, they aren’t nuts at all? They belong to the pea family, so they are called peanuts. The peanut grows flowers 1 ground, but its “fruit” grows underground. It grows in more countries than most other “nuts”.
The peanut is a native South American plant. Scientists believe that it 2 (grow) wild in Brazil long ago. They think that for several thousand years, the early peoples of South America made it part of their diet. These peoples were nomads who moved on when a(n) 3 (nature) food could no longer be found in one area. Along the way they probably let some peanuts fall, which got into the ground and grew. This is believed to be the way the plant reached the place where the Incas (印加人) lived. The Incas, from about 1100 to 1532, thought 4 (high) of peanuts. Later in the 16th century, European soldiers brought peanuts to other parts of the world, 5 (include) North America, Africa, Asia, Europe and the Pacific Islands.
Although peanuts 6 (find) in South America, they are now grown in almost every country that has warm weather. China 7 (produce) the most peanuts. India’s production is next.
The peanut is special in more ways than one. It can be eaten raw, boiled, roasted or fried. Peanuts are good for health and are high in protein (蛋白质). Americans get about seven-tenths of 8 (they) protein from meat. However, in India, where the poor can’t pay for meat or milk, peanut meal and peanut milk have been produced. These 9 (be) a great help to the poor so far.
New products are continually being made from peanuts, among them peanut cheese and a powder that becomes peanut butter when water is added. The fact is that peanuts are so healthy that they are used by astronauts. The unusual nut that isn’t a nut is one of nature’s 10 (amazing) gifts.
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